The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-14

He Battles and Attracts Much Attention
Talk with a Lonely Girl.


New York World.
Then bathed l feel quite proud of nv suit
because it does not bag az the knees This,
presume, is because the capacity of a bathing
suit for bagging is com paratively limited. and
mine seems to bag everywhere else II cannot ind
time to bag at the knees
Leaving nv clothes. my conscientious scruples
and my teeth in charge OF my valet | mady
waded out 70 meet nv doom. II 1 had been go
ing out meet any body else but moist doom
l would have dressed differently heard several
low wealthy people say, Get to the gun
wiper going out TO monkey with the tide One
elorious-looking being, with her bathing trousers
rolled I'D at the bottom so that they could not
get wet said. in a tinklng voice: There is
man who ought to have a sinker tied to HIM
He will never drown. but If a land breeze springs
up pretty strong he will drift long way out to
sea-
I did not tell her that it nv intention to
drift out TO sea, because / was not acquainted
with her. but that was really what dritted out
for
After 1 had inhaled all rhe salt water that
thought was good for me retired from the surf.
then dressed myself and strolled along the
strand. There is charge for strolling along
the strand. The poorest man In New York,
armed with large. warty club TO keep of the
bunko men, may stroll along the strand q per
feet safety.
Presently came upon a young woman who
was sitting by herself. gazing out to sea, and
weeping. At first thought she was crying be-
cause some one had stolen her clothes while she
was in the surf. but I soon saw that was
wrong
She had her bathing suit On. and was sobbing
and stabbing large holes in the sand with her
toes.
Pardon me- said. with the air of man of
the world. has your train gone away aud left
you. or have you swallowed one end or oreak-
er. 1 did,"
please do not make game OF me, sir" she
said. at the time shrinking back. SIT Is
nothing that could IN the least interest you 60
away"
No said I, huskily; 81 cannot go away until
the next boat. and would be tickled almost 70
II Tefr IA in
have no card with me, but / am connected with
the press, and it would be better 10 give the
story and let get your exact language
than to have it garbled by the othe- papers.
Where do you reside 2"
Il reside at present in New York she said,
gulping down a sob three sizes too large Tor her,
land am utterly alone
well, why don't you girls in New York who
utterly alone have reunion this summer 81
York very long. but since I've been there il
seems to me that you aud the other utterly lone
" girls have taken the town. What brought you
to New York. may l asks
II came there to obtain employment. aud Il il
all SO strange and SO harsh and SO heartless
there She then took of her oilskln bonnet
and wept it almost full.
What kind OF work had you been accustomed
tor
well had not done anything but had
good general education and could take notes II
shorthand il man would not talk too fast |
could also soon learn to operate q typewriter,
think"
You had read in the papers, then about ths
young woman who came TO New Y ork and, sfte
playing on the typewriter for six months IN the
Office of wealthy widower. married hint"
Eyes. had read that, but Gid not expect ts
do so myself
Il am glad YOU did not. for you would have
been disappointed, perhaps. The opportunities
tor young woman to obtain situation in the
office of middle-aged capitalist whose wife is
cousumptive, and trying to draw TO s hectic
flush, are getting to be rare, and though yo1
might win the esteem OF such and lul him
to rest by knocking few low. throbbing notes
out of your typewriter. yet would advise yog
not to depend on finding such situation "a
that"
'.Then, what would be your advieeT'
You say you never stenographed very muchF
NO. but studied il at school and car make
all the character after think little while.
~ on think you could take down in SHORTHAND
the address of deliberate talker-his post
ofics address. / meant
oh, now you guying me. OF course I
cannot write short hand very fast. but would
be willing to learn
ingln
''oh. would not demand large salary sl
hrst, but / would try, Oh so hard. TO learf
rapidly"
You never tried other work. did you such As
plastering, plotting on a steamboat. train-dis-
patching, hon tanning, surveying. butenerfna
piano-Eunirg, prgllism. searching for the rortt
pole, singing bass in a minstrel company, eaten
ing elephants for the trade, braking . pas,
senger train, acting the foreman of grand
jury, breaking colts dealing faro. grinding SEES
sors, jumping off the the Brooklyn bridge. sell
ing lightning rods. running for sheriff, terd-rs
Oar, roobing trains, numbering, chiro pedizng OK
shoemakingF
No, sir. couldn't do any of those"
Then. If were you, ] would 60 home
would abandon New York to its fate and return
to my parents. There you might teach school
next winter. perhaps and doewell
With your knowledge of stenograDhy you
might successfully teach IT. no doubt. bat you
could not practice it. A business man who was
IN hurry would hesitate about employing yoa
II he thought you would have TO so the bot
struck hard word
Happening TO lock down to the pier 1T thss IN
slant saw that my steamer was impauentf
waiting for me. and so, bidding my unknoSa
friend adieu. after telling her TO be careful rof
to breathe any OF the night air. which prev
aIent at Coney island this year, touched NJ
nat with = well-bred air that would have fooe1
almost any one, and was soon lost 70 sight
BILL. NYE